• skybox@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’m 21 and a decent amount of my friends assume I’m already in the group chats where plans are made, and when they remember I’m not, push me to get an iPhone instead of switching to a platform where I can be included. It’s shitty, but everyone else gets the info so it’s okay.

    Even my 36-year-old cousin said she wouldn’t date anyone who didn’t have an iPhone.

    At this point, I’m happy Instagram has come up as a platform everyone usually has an account on (even if it fucking sucks) just so that I am accessible for friends to easily add me to groups.

    • settinmoon@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      When I quit mainstream social media platforms half of my friend added me on signal and the other half agreed to just text me. Would I miss out on some group events? Maybe, but I don’t need to be in every one of them. If I want any sort of group gathering I’d just organize one.

      Your cousin just sounds miserable and it’s really her loss for judging people by a tool of communication.

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      1 year ago

      You have no standards for privacy, if you cannot stand your ground. If you are so desperate for socialising that you cannot find a different set of friends, you will never really form lasting bonds.

      Even my 36-year-old cousin said she wouldn’t date anyone who didn’t have an iPhone.

      She has a shallow character. I would reject just after hearing that.